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Ambulyx meeki

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Ambulyx meeki

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ambulyx

Rank
  
Subspecies

Ambulyx meeki is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Solomon Islands.

It can be distinguished from other Ambulyx species by the conspicuous olive antemedian and discal bands of the forewing upperside. It is similar to Ambulyx wildei, but the submarginal line of the forewing is more curved.

Subspecies

  • Ambulyx meeki meeki (Solomon Islands)
  • Ambulyx meeki makirae Tennent & Kitching, 1998 (Solomon Islands)
  • Ambulyx meeki pyrrhina (Jordan, 1923) (Solomon Islands)

    • References

    Ambulyx meeki Wikipedia
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